NEWS
The state of student employment on campus this semester
Most college students don’t consider getting a job when they are preparing to move onto campus. However, part-time jobs can help students with housing and tuition payments, food, transportation and other necessities, while also giving them a bit of extra spending money for fun. This is no different for students at Elizabethtown College, many of
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Global Perspective
The 26th annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP26) will take place between Sunday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 12. The conference was supposed to take place in late November 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland but was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The countries that will attend
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Pennsylvania Politics
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro launched his bid for the Democratic nomination to the highest post in the state government on Wednesday, Oct. 13. That same day, Shapiro held his first public campaign rally at Pittsburgh’s North Shore Riverfront Park. Shapiro came to national attention in the wake of the 2020 November general election by
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: What We Do in the Shadows
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In honor of Taika Waititi’s latest Oscar win, this week’s review will be a throwback review of his and co-writer/director Jemaine Clement’s 2014 horror mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows.” Both Clement and Waititi have always had a somewhat unconventional sense of humor, if the latest Waititi film “Jojo Rabbit”
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Welcome to the jungle: Orange
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hi, I’m Orange. And no, it’s not because I’m orange in color. Okay, maybe it is, but that’s beside the point. I don’t know why you would want to interview me, since I’m not that insteresting. Ok, fine. Let’s see … I’ve known my mom, Liz, for basically my entire life.
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Music Review: The Original Crooks and Nannies
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com What are music reviews typically meant to do? Usually to introduce people to new or upcoming artists that they may not have heard of yet, right? So what have I done this week? I’ve found a small band that disbanded in June 2016, according to their Facebook page. I’m fairly confident
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SPORTS
Etown earned a win in the first game of their doubleheader
The Elizabethtown College baseball team jumped to an early lead Saturday, April 21, in the first of two games against the Susquehanna University River Hawks. After senior Anthony Lippy worked out of a jam in the top of the first, back-to-back singles from junior Anthony Knight and senior Colby Smith set the stage for a
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While men’s lacrosse team takes a win, the women’s team loses in a close game
Photo: Megan White The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team won against the University of Scranton Royals with a score of 12-6. The Royals had three more shots than the Blue Jays along with four more faceoffs won. Etown and Scranton tied when it came to turnovers and came close to tying when it came to
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Softball loses in a Landmark game
Thursday, April 19, Elizabethtown College’s softball team competed in a doubleheader on the road against Ursinus College, winning both games. Junior pitcher Amber Sergas was a strong competitor in the first game, striking out six batters in all. Sophomore Jess Kutteroff hit a double to later score Sergas from second base, giving Etown the lead.
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FEATURES
Students left on campus over break were not without Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving break is, for most students, a time to return home, relax and visit with family. For some, though, extenuating circumstances prevent them from leaving campus over short breaks such as Thanksgiving. In some cases, the student lives too far away for travel to be feasible. In others, they may have jobs or sports that
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Phalanx showcases talents, holds ugly sweater contest
Saturday Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Phalanx performed in the Koon’s Activity Venue (KAV), bringing the joy of the holidays to Elizabethtown College. Phalanx represents the all-male a cappella group on campus. This was one of their biggest shows of the semester. Phalanx offered the audience cookies that the members made themselves. The show was
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World AIDS Day event raises awareness of disease prevalence
Thursday, Dec. 1, in order to celebrate World AIDS Day, Elizabethtown College’s Student Wellness Advocacy Group (S.W.A.G.) urged students to become aware of the effects that AIDS can have on all of us. S.W.A.G. had a table with student representatives on the two days leading up to the universally recognized day in order to inform
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